Marrying and Sponsoring a French Polynesian

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Marrying and Sponsoring a French Citizen is the same process, no matter where they live. Learn more about sponsorship:

See our page on Marrying a French Citizen

 

Calling French Polynesia from Canada

Dial 011 – 689 – local number, where

  • 011 is the exit code for the North American Numbering Plan
  • 689 is the country code for French Polynesia
  • French Polynesia does not use area codes

 

 

Calling Canada from French Polynesia

Dial 00 – 1 – area code of Canada – local number

  • 00 is the international calling code for most countries outside of North America
  • 1 is the North American country code

 

List of Canadian Area Codes

Province Code Province  Code
Alberta 403 / 587 (southern Alberta)

587 / 780 (central and northern Alberta)

Nunavut 867
BC 236 / 250 / 778 (majority of BC)

236 / 604 / 778 (Metro Vancouver)

Ontario 226 / 519 (southwestern Ontario)

249 / 705 (northeastern Ontario)

289 / 365 / 905 (Greater Toronto Area)

343 / 613 (eastern Ontario)

416 / 647 (Toronto)

807 (northwestern Ontario)

Manitoba 204 / 431 PEI 782 / 902
New  Brunswick 506 Quebec 418 / 581 (eastern Quebec)

438 / 514 (Montreal)

450 / 579 (Greater Montreal)

819 / 873 (remainder of Quebec)

Newfoundland and Labrador 709 Saskatchewan 306 / 639
Northwest Territories 867 Yukon 867
Nova Scotia 782 / 902

 

Time Difference

Because it is spread out across a large stretch of the Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia has three time zones:

  • Tahiti and the Society Islands, Tuamotu and the Austral and Bass Islands are on Hawaii Time (GMT-10)
  • the Marquesas Islands have their own special time zone (GMT-9:30)
  • the Gambier Islands are on Alaska Time (GMT-9)

French Polynesia does not observe Daylight Saving Time.

Canadian Time Zone # of Hours Tahiti is Behind # of Hours during DST # of Hours Marquesas Islands are Behind # of Hours during DST # of Hours Gambier Islands are Behind # of Hours during DST
Pacific (BC, Yukon) 2 hours 3 hours 1.5 hours 2.5 hours 1 hour 2 hours
Mountain (Alberta, western Nunvaut, Lloydminster, Saskatchewan) 3 hours 4 hours 2.5 hours 3.5 hours 2 hours 3 hours
Saskatchewan 4 hours 4 hours 3.5 hours 3.5 hours 3 hours 3 hours
Central (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, central Nunavut, northwestern Ontario) 4 hours 5 hours 3.5 hours 4.5 hours 3 hours 4 hours
Eastern (most of Ontario, most of Quebec) 5 hours 6 hours 4.5 hours 5.5 hours 4 hours 5 hours
Atlantic (Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, eastern Quebec) 6 hours 7 hours 5.5 hours 6.5 hours 5 hours 6 hours
Newfoundland 6.5 hours 7.5 hours 6 hours 7 hours 5.5 hours 6.5 hours

 

Emergency Information for Canadians in French Polynesia

Consulate of Canada in Tahiti

Petropol Central Office
Papeava Port Zone – Fare Ute
Papeete, Tahiti
French Polynesia

Post Address:
P.O. Box 9068 Motu Uta, 98715 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Telephone: 689 468 853
Fax: 689 468 854
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Website: No Website


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Embassy of Canada in Wellington

125 The Terrace
Wellington 6011
New Zealand

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 8047, Wellington 6143, New Zealand

Telephone: 64 (4) 473-9577
Fax: 64 (4) 471-2082
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: newzealand.gc.ca


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